Rhipsalis oblonga Loefgr.
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Bonn 5918, Ilha de Sao Sebastiao, São Paulo, Brazil – material sampled, Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Utrecht University Botanic Gardens, ex. Gerardus Olsthoorn
Unknown clone
Botanical illustrations and historical images
Description
| The accepted name Rhipsalis oblonga Loefgr. was published in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio. de Janeiro 2: 36-37. 1918. The geographic range is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Bahia) found at elevations of 0-2000 meters with an endangered status of vulnerable. Rhipsalis oblonga is classified in the subgenus Phyllarthrorhipsalis. Observed growing as an epiphyte. Overall habit is pendant, branches are dimorphic or monomorphic (single or more than one stem shape) and acrotonic or mesotonic (stems form from the tips to middle of previous stems). Stems are 2 to 3 angled, margins have low to deep crenations, at times undulating or frilled (slightly to deeply scalloped), bristles are absent. Basal stems are indeterminate (seasonal growth is various lengths), 10cm-20cm x 1cm-2cm. Main stems are determinate (seasonal growth is about the same length), 8cm-23cm x 2cm-7cm. Flowers are rotate: patent or reflexed (wheel shaped: wide open to reflexed), 0.9cm-1.5cm x 1cm-1.8cm. Petals 5, sepals from 1 to 4. Inner petals are light-yellow, yellow or green, outer petals are yellow, green, pink or red. Stamen are white, from 20 to 46. Stigma lobes from 3 to 5. Flower ovary is cylindrical, 0.13cm-0.4cm x 0.1cm-0.4cm. Flowering position on the stem is lateral and the flower orientation in relation to the stem is perpendicular. Does repeat flowering per areole. A maximum of 3 flowers were reported at a single areole. Areole position in the stems is superficial (flower ovary is visible on the surface of the stems during bud development). Trichomes or wool is absent at the areoles after flowering. Unripe fruit is yellow or green. Ripe fruit is globose; white or green, 0.5cm-0.8cm x 0.5cm-0.8cm. Other notable features: Ripe fruit sometimes has a pinkish ring at the top. R. oblonga is closely related to1,2 and can be difficult to distinguish from some specimen of R. barthlottii, R. crispata, R. cuneata, and R. occidentalis. It often has quite thin stems, almost construction paper thin. The thinness of the stems can, at times, result in an undulating or frilly margin, but that is not a good identifying characteristic for this species as R. barthlottii, R. crispata, R. occidentalis, R. cuneata, R. goebeliana, and R. rhombea can also inconsistently present the same characteristic. Stems can be anywhere from the length and width of a finger tip to over the length and width of a hand. The most identifiable characteristics are the thin stems, white fruit, fruit shape, white and light-yellow to yellow flowers, small equilaterally sized ovaries, and often longer petals. Comments: Originally sampled as R. oblonga, likely the material of the proposed species; Rhipsalis crispimarginata: Material Sampled, Calvente 202, RJ, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti3 Originally sampled as R. oblonga, likely the material of the proposed species; Rhipsalis crispimarginata: Material Sampled, Calvente 196, RJ, Brazil (SPF), in Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti3 1Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae), Nadja Korotkova, Ph.D. Thesis, 2012 2Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae), Alice Calvente, Ph.D. Thesis, 2010 3Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti, Alice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. Lohmann, International Journal of Plant Sciences, 172:7, 2011 Taxonomic treatment and description were derived from:
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Rhipsalis oblonga referenced publications
| Title | Authors | Type | Journal | Year | Volume | Issue | Pages | Publisher |
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| Epifytische cactussen, rhipsalis.eu. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Aat van Uijen | Website | 2025 | |||||
| IPCN Chromosome Reports. Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed on: 18 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| Royal Botanic Gardens Kew | Plants of the World Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| The Caryophyllales Network 2015+ [continuously updated]: A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| WFO The World Flora Online. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Website | 2025 | ||||||
| The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. accessed on 2025-01-07 | Website | 2024 | ||||||
| Updated List of the Flora of the Serra Dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil | Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho, Cecilia Faria Cronemberger | Website | 2024 | |||||
| Rio de Janeiro - Cactaceae of the State of Rio de Janeiro (version 1, 8/2022), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente | Website | 2022 | |||||
| Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org – a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family | Nadja Korotkova, David Aquino, Salvador Arias, Urs Eggli, Alan Franck, Carlos Gómez-Hinostrosa, Pablo C. Guerrero, Héctor M. Hernández, Andreas Kohlbecker, Matias Köhler, Katja Luther, Lucas C. Majure, Andreas Müller, Detlev Metzing, Reto Nyffeler, Daniel Sánchez, Boris Schlumpberger, Walter G. Berendsohn | Journal Article | Willdenowia | 2021 | 51 | 2 | 251 – 270 | Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin (BGBM) |
| Cactaceae in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed on: 15 Jan. 2025 | Daniela C. Zappi, Nigel P. Taylor | Website | 2020 | |||||
| Cactaceae na Serra da Mantiqueira, Brasil | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Luiz Menini Neto, Ariane Luna Peixoto | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2020 | 71 | |||
| Flora do Rio de Janeiro: Cactaceae | Maria de Fátima Freitas, Alice Calvente, Diego Rafael Gonzaga | Journal Article | Rodriguésia | 2020 | 71 | |||
| Neotypification of Rhipsalis rhombea (Rhipsalideae, Cactaceae) and Its Taxonomic History | Ralf Bauer, Nadja Korotkova | Journal Article | Haseltonia | 2020 | 27 | 95-101 | Cactus and Succulent Society of America | |
| Rhipsalis, cactussen uit het tropische woud 1 | Aat van Uijen | Journal Article | Succulenta | 2017 | 96 | 6 | 270-275 | |
| Rhipsalis (Cactaceae): loss and gain of floral rewards is mirrored in range sizes and distribution patterns of species | Bernadette Grosse-Veldmann, Stefan Abrahamczyk, Jens Mutke, Wilhelm Barthlott, Maximilian Weigend | Journal Article | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society | 2016 | 180 | 491-503 | ||
| Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo & Espírito Santo -- Cactaceae of Serra da Mantiqueira (version 1, 11/2015), fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org | Diego Rafael Gonzaga, Ariane Luna Peixoto, Luiz Menini Neto | Website | 2015 | |||||
| A New Subgeneric Classification of Rhipsalis (Cactoideae, Cactaceae) | Alice Calvente | Journal Article | Systematic Botany | 2012 | 37 | 4 | 983 – 988 | The American Society of Plant Taxonomists |
| Phylogeny and evolution of the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova | Ph.D. Thesis | 2012 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn | ||||
| Molecular Phylogeny, Evolution, and Biogeography of South American Epiphytic Cacti | Alice Calvente, Daniela C. Zappi, Félix Forest, Lúcia G. Lohmann | Journal Article | International Journal of Plant Sciences | 2011 | 172 | 7 | 902-914 | |
| What does it take to resolve relationship and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Nadja Korotkova, Borsch T, Dietmar Quandt, Nigel P. Taylor, Müller K, Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | American Journal of Botany | 2011 | 98 | 1549-1572 | ||
| Molecular phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) | Alice Calvente | Ph.D. Thesis | 2010 | Instituto de Biociências da Universidade de São Paulo | ||||
| Rhipsalis cuneata Britton & Rose, eine variable Art mit flachen Trieben von den Ostabhängen der Anden Boliviens, Perus and Ecuadors - mit Beschreibung der neuen Unterart R. cuneata ssp. australis Ralf Bauer ssp. nov. | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 2008 | 62 | 5-28 | ||
| Cactaceae | Daniela C. Zappi, Lidyanne Yuriko Saleme Aona, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Flora Fanerogâmica do Estado de São Paulo | 2007 | 5 | 180-193 | ||
| A Unique Cactus with Scented and Possibly Bat-Dispersed Fruits: Rhipsalis juengeri | Boris Schlumpberger, Robin A. Clery, Wilhelm Barthlott | Journal Article | Plant Biology | 2006 | 8 | 2 | 265-70 | |
| The New Cactus Lexicon: Atlas of illustrations | David Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham Charles | Book | 2006 | 104-120 | DH Books | |||
| The New Cactus Lexicon: Text | David Hunt, Nigel P. Taylor, Graham Charles | Book | 2006 | 138-139,142-143,253-257 | DH Books | |||
| Cacti of Eastern Brazil | Nigel P. Taylor, Daniela C. Zappi | Book | 2004 | The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | ||||
| Taxonomy and Phytogeography of the Cactaceae of Eastern Brazil | Nigel P. Taylor | Ph.D. Thesis | 2000 | |||||
| Die Gattung Rhipsalis GAERTNER - Vielfalt, Verbreitung und Kultur | E. Steinberg | Journal Article | EPIG | 1999 | 11 | 1 | 14-20 | |
| Die Namen der Gattungen und Arten epiphytischer Kakteen. Teil 1. Rhipsalideae | Ralf Bauer | Journal Article | EPIG | 1996 | 8 | 2 | 47-51 | |
| Notes towards a Monograph of Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae) | Wilhelm Barthlott, Nigel P. Taylor | Journal Article | Bradleya | 1995 | 13 | 43-79 | British Cactus and Succulent Society | |
| Chromosome numbers in the tribe Rhipsalinae (Cactaceae) | T. W. J. Gadella, E. Kliphuis, J. Naber | Journal Article | Botaniska notiser | 1979 | 3 | 294 | ||
| Cactus Lexicon | Curt Backeberg, Walther Haage | Book | 1966 | 205,220-222,440-449, 647, 750 | Blandford Press Ltd. (1966-1973) | |||
| Über Rhipsalis - II. Teil: Die Heimat (Schluß) | Erich Schäfer | Journal Article | Kakteen und andere Sukkulenten | 1962 | 13 | 7 | 114-117 | |
| Notiser från Lunds Botaniska Trädgård. | Hakon Hjelmqvist | Journal Article | Botaniska notiser | 1941 | 4 | 343-361 | ||
| Rodriguésia: Revista do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Book | 1935 | 42-44 | 79-83 | Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | ||
| The Cactaceae : descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family | Nathaniel Lord Britton, Mary E. Eaton, N. J. Rose, Helen Adelaide Wood | Book | 1923 | 4 | 208-247 | Carnegie Institution of Washington | ||
| Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro | Book | 1918 | 2 | 34-47 | Rio de Janeiro, Jardim Botanico |
Reduced Synonyms
| Name | Reduced by | Published Date | Published In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhipsalis crispimarginata Loefgr. | Barthlott & Taylor (1995) | 1918 | Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 2: 37. 1918 |